title: Choroidal metastasis presenting as a painful red eye: clinicopathologic report.
abstract: Metastasis is the most common ocular malignancy. An atypical clinical presentation whoever, can delay the diagnosis, particularly when there is no history of malignant disease. Our patient initially presented with a painful red eye and a subretinal mass, but without signs of intraocular inflammation or glaucoma. The results of the diagnostic work-up were inconclusive. Postmortem histopathologic examination revealed a metastasis to the posterior choroid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veckeneer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leys
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Ginderdeuren
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verstrepen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Garsse
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Missotten
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis